Posts tagged Electricity Bills
GreenBeat speaker EcoFactor takes top honors Cleantech Open
Nov 19th
Making the rounds of Smart Grid events (and there are quite a few of them this season), smart thermostat company EcoFactor nabbed the $250,000 grand prize in yesterday’s Cleantech Open business plan competition. EcoFactor’s Scott Hublou will be speaking today at GreenBeat 2009.
Based in San Francisco, the company provides software allowing two-way thermostats to automate [...]
Microsoft Hohm launches for Xcel Energy customers
Nov 13th
Microsoft Hohm, the software giant’s new home energy management system, is now available for the 3.4 million households served by utility Xcel Energy. This is the second time the tool, which makes energy use and pricing data available via a web interface, has been tested with a mass audience. It went live with Seattle City [...]
iControl links home security and energy efficiency
Nov 10th
Capitalizing on consumer interest in home security, startup iControl has launched an energy management platform for the mass market that ties smart appliances, thermostats and plugs to motion-activated lights, security cameras and door locks. But can making people feel safe also make them conserve?
At its core, iControl makes software — software that plugs into the [...]
ZeroFootPrint makes your wall sockets talk
Nov 10th
ZeroFootPrint, maker of the so-called TalkingPlug that sits on top of regular electrical outlets and helps companies keep better track of their energy use and carbon emissions, says it will launch the product next week.
Containing an RFID chip, a microprocessor and chip for wireless networking, the plugs will be able to drill down into how [...]
